New features like a sound mixer for snapped apps now available through system update.
Microsoft has rolled out the latest Xbox One system update, which offers
a range of fixes and new features for the company's latest console. If
you're part of Microsoft's early access preview program, this update is
already applied to your console, and it has been since early May.
The latest Xbox One system update introduces a new sound mixer for
snapped apps, chat volume controls for when you're using Kinect, and the
option to help Microsoft improve speech recognition on the system. You
don't need to check for the update, as it will be automatically applied.
Using the new sound mixer for snapped apps, you can control the volume
levels of two apps. You can also use the mixer to control the volume
levels of Kinect when you're using it for chat. The new Xbox One update
also allows you to opt-in to a speech data collection program to help
Microsoft collect voice samples that it will input into its algorithms
to help improve speech recognition overall.
Of course, this is completely optional, and Microsoft says it won't use
your voice data for purposes other than improving the product. If you do
want to participate, go to Settings --- Privacy & Online Safety --
Customizing Privacy and Online Safety -- and then set "Share Voice Data
to Allow."
Microsoft has been rolling out new Xbox One system updates on a regular basis, the most recent of which before this was a larger update in April that brought improvements to the system's Friends, Kinect, and GameDVR features.
An update in June will introduce Games With Gold for Xbox One, and there's even a chance that this update will also bring external storage support--a much-requested feature--to the console.
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